A few decades before the word “multiverse” became common in the cinematic lexicon, Sliding Doors presented a look at two parallel timelines that revolved around a young woman named Helen Quilley (Gwyneth Paltrow). If Helen makes her train on time, she’ll discover that her boyfriend, Gerry (John Lynch), is seeing Lydia (Jeanne Tripplehorn) on the side. She may even get to reinvent herself and live the life she always wanted.
But if Helen misses her train, Gerry gets away with his cheating, and she may never meet James Hammerton (John Hannah), the man she loves in the other timeline. Some events mirror each other in the possible worlds for Helen, but there are also certain things she can’t avoid in either timeline.
Sliding Doors is streaming on Prime Video.
